A Performance From the Heart
17 February 2020
We were thrilled when our Dance for Parkinson’s group were given the chance to perform for the public in the hospital atrium on the day dedicated to love.
Performances & Productions
We create dance performances for a diverse range of occasions and spaces.
Past work includes longer commissioned productions, happenings and walkabout theatre. We have created these for parties, weddings, museum openings, community events, concert halls, night clubs and care homes.
Our work is about more than just performing. Audience participation and engagement is key.
The Original Spinners have performed at festivals and events across the country including:
- Shambala
- Green Man
- Wilderness Festival
- Bristol Harbourside Festival
- Bristol Old Vic Open Stage
- Croissant Neuf
- Brisfest
- Stokes Croft Street Festival
- T on the Farm
- Keynsham’s Victorian Christmas Evening
- RSC’s Midsummer Sunday Event
- BBC Radio 4’s More Than Words Festival
We Set Sail
A large-scale performance commissioned by Bristol City Council for the 2012 Harbour Festival. A cast of 38 was made up of members of The Original Spinners alongside those who had participated in one of our 8-week courses, members of Misfits and a handful of young children.
Other Performances
Winter Wonderland
A 20-minute performance created for Katherine House Residential Home Christmas party. Using a mix of traditional and new Christmas music, the performance connected and engaged with the audience.
Land of Play
A magical, participatory performance that can run from 15 minutes to an hour to suit the needs of the event. We use an ever-changing soundtrack including classical, traditional and contemporary Balkan/Gypsy music, film soundtracks, drum and bass and more.
Festival of Ages
Commissioned by Wyldwood Arts this intergenerational dance performance was created over 10 weekly sessions and involved primary school-aged children and older people.
Stories, insights and inspiration
All You Need Is Love
4 October 2019
It was our honour and privilege to perform with Paul Atherton at Bristol’s Harbourside festival. Paul is one of our longest-serving Dance for Parkinson’s attendees and performing with us was on his bucket list. We were thrilled it all came together on the day in such an inspirational and uplifting way.
Funding Magic
26 September 2019
Following on from the sheer joy of our performance with Paul Atherton at Bristol’s Harbourside Festival in Millennium Square, The Original Spinners are thrilled to have received funding from the National Lottery which allows us to continue our Dance for Parkinson’s classes at the Trinity Centre.